Overlook Park, Allentown, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B

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$1.40 million

Cost of Crime™ for Overlook Park, Allentown, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,005 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Overlook Park with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Overlook Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Overlook Park sits in the 48th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 48% of neighborhoods and behind 52%. The grade covers only Overlook Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Overlook Park is 4.504 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 142 in the north areas to 1 in 283 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Overlook Park, Allentown, PA report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Overlook Park, Allentown, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Overlook Park is projected at $1,395,227 for 2025, about $359 per resident and $1,005 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Overlook Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Overlook Park, Allentown, PA:	$359
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $359 per resident each year in Overlook Park, which is $101 more than the national average and $132 more than Allentown's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Overlook Park:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $415 more than in Overlook Park.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $194 less than in Overlook Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Overlook Park, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Overlook Park	Cost per Overlook Park Resident
Murder	$847,357	$218
Rape/Sexual Assault	$87,381	$23
Robbery	$144,743	$37
Assault	$315,746	$81
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,395,227	$359

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Overlook Park, Allentown, PA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Overlook Park totals $6,186,684 ($1,593 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,581,912 ($1,953 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Overlook Park, Allentown, PA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Overlook Park Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Overlook Park residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.831
Robbery	1.185
Rape	0.3711
Murder	0.1161
Total Violent Crime	4.504 (C+)

Individual Overlook Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Overlook Park is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Overlook Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
1st Ward, Allentown, PA	C+	C	C
6th Ward, Allentown, PA	B+	B-	B+
Rittersville, Allentown, PA	B-	B-	C+
Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA	B+	C+	B+
NoTi, Allentown, PA	A-	B	A-
Downtown, Allentown, PA	C+	C+	C-
Old Allentown, Allentown, PA	B	B	B
Eighth Ward, Allentown, PA	A-	B+	B+
Fairview, Allentown, PA	B	C+	B-
West Park, Allentown, PA	B	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Overlook Park is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Santa Clara Heights, Santa Clara, UT	B-	A	A
Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD	F	F	F
Marietta Historic District, Marietta, OH	B	B	B
Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, Kansas City, MO	D-	D-	D-
McClymonds, Oakland, CA	D+	D-	D-
Murphy Creek, Aurora, CO	C	B-	B-
Neponset, Boston, MA	A-	C+	C+
Niles Junction, Fremont, CA	A-	B	B
Rock Creek Lexington Road, Louisville, KY	B	A	A
Royal Ridge, San Antonio, TX	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Overlook Park is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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